71 – before and after (5)
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I bought a suitable sailing boat with the money of the elves.
All were picked up and rowed out to sea.
While Maru rowed alone, everyone made a puzzled expression.
“Could this small boat go to the Pilone Volcano?”
At Reina’s question, Maru laughed and shook his head.
“I’m only going to places where there are few people. Oh, that should be enough.”
Maru stopped rowing and looked around.
in the middle of the sea.
Quite far from the port.
he got up from his seat
“I will fly. Everyone, hold on tight.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he plunged into the sea.
“Floor?”
“Floor!”
“Maru!”
As Kiera, Natalie, and Lucy looked down into the sea, a huge object flew into the air in a spray of water in the distance.
Maru turned into a monster.
Hergantia looked up at the sky and muttered something to herself.
“Leviathan… ”
The elves also looked at them in surprise.
“Seeing it in the daytime makes it even scarier and more magical.”
“Wow… !”
Maru flew straight to the floating sailboat on the sea.
He grabbed the ship with his forepaws and flew back up into the sky.
As it was, it flapped its wings and flew away in the direction of the Pilone Volcano.
***
Basilite Kingdom.
Maru’s room.
Galatea was looking at the clothes brought from the empire by hanging them in front of the closet.
It was a gift to Maru.
Maru’s room has changed a little since she came here.
It was filled with luxurious furniture using the finest materials in decent and ordinary furniture.
“Hurry up!”
“Are the gates closed?”
“I’m locked up!”
Suddenly there was a noise outside the door.
Urgent shouts were heard here and there along with the sound of busy footsteps.
Soon after, a knock was heard and Luciella, who had been waiting in the hallway, came inside.
“A local lord raided the capital with one skilled mercenary and 2,000 soldiers.”
“What?”
Galatea burst into laughter.
“It is unimaginable.”
“I am extremely sorry for causing concern during the visit. The walls of the royal capital are strong, so be at ease.”
“It was boring waiting, but it just worked out. I need to get rid of my body in a while.”
Galatea got up and left the room.
He went to his bedroom, took off his clothes, and began to put on the armor with the help of the imperial handmaidens.
Luciella, who had followed her to the bedroom, tilted her head.
“Are you thinking of going out and fighting?”
“I don’t know if you can call it a fight. How are the skills of this country?”
She tied her long blonde hair into one knot, grabbed her sword, and headed for the eastern castle.
After a while, I went up to the fortress and looked around, and there was a lot of swearing between the two sides.
“Where is the idiot king who has been vacating the throne for over a month! ha ha ha! What a stupid king!”
“How dare an incompetent man revolt without even knowing what he deserves! Have you already forgotten the grace you received from the royal family in your ancestors! You ungrateful Chizur family bastards!”
Looking down from the top of the castle, looking up from the field below the castle, they were only exchanging swear words.
“It’s been a long time since the war ended in Korea, so it’s boring, but it’s different here. It seems to be looking at the early days of the founding of the country when the whole country was in chaos. Alive.”
Galatea leaped from the castle.
Seeing her heading towards the enemy camp, the knights standing in the castle were startled.
“Me, why is he!?”
“What are you doing! Go ahead and tell them to come inside!”
However, Galatea soon faced the enemy and she swung her sword indiscriminately with a fishy smile.
“Keep!”
“Ah!”
Enemies were cut helplessly by her solo.
support position!
Quaang!
Even though the sky was clear, lightning fell several times in the middle of the enemy camp.
Then, out of nowhere, a large man stood in front of her.
“The pretty-looking girl plays very excitedly. Let’s play with me too.”
“Are you a mercenary with good skills? Did the lord trust you and rebel?”
“Don’t be scared. I can destroy at least one castle for fun.”
“Ooh, then let’s taste how much it is.”
After confronting the mercenary, Galatea cut off the mercenary’s head within three moves.
“Is this country capable of this level of skill…?” ?”
She looked down at the corpse, tilted her head, and continued slicing like a storm.
Soon after, the gates opened and even the Imperial Knights joined in.
More than 2,000 enemies were quickly destroyed, and those who survived abandoned their weapons and began to run away.
“It’s boring because there are no outstanding guys.”
When Galatea had no more to fight for, she turned and entered the castle.
Upon hearing the news, the ministers who came running looked at her in wonder.
“Oh oh… !”
“Wow, that’s great!”
“It was as if I was seeing Lady Alexia who descended to this land decades ago… !”
Galatea’s steps stopped abruptly.
“To be clear, I am not Alexia. He’s just the head of a delegation from the Empire. what are you doing anyway Enemies run away. You have to chase it down and smash it. Take your loot.”
At her one word, the ministers flinched and scattered.
Luciella, who watched it from afar.
Her eyes narrowed.
“Hmm, I mean suspicious… ”
Why is one delegation leader so strong?
“I want you to come back soon and tell me what you are doing in the empire.”
***
Taking the sailboat and flying was smooth.
However, the distance to Pilone Volcano was so far that we had to camp overnight.
It landed on the ground at sunset.
“The two of you, follow me.”
“Yes!”
“four!”
Reina quickly picked up branches with her men and made a bonfire.
I took out the ingredients from the bag I brought with me.
I think I’m going to prepare dinner right away.
As soon as Kiera, Lucy and Natalie reached the surface, each of them disappeared somewhere.
I think I was in a hurry to go to the bathroom because of the long five-hour flight.
The sword goddess silently sat on a rock and watched the elves as they did.
She has been silent since joining the party.
It is the feeling that a dejected creature with no desire to live goes when asked to go, eats when asked to eat, sleeps when asked to sleep, and lives engrossed in everything.
It was fortunate that I moved well on my own and had no one to help me.
“It hurts.”
Maru turned his arms around and looked around the surrounding scenery.
Conifers with needle-shaped leaves formed a dense forest.
Reminds me of Keira.
Should I treat her more harshly as I cannot be persuaded by words?
Is there any way to remove it?
If it’s because of the hero’s power, should I ask God to give it to me?
But is that possible?
I was standing still, thinking, but Lucy suddenly approached me.
“What are you thinking about? Is Keira giving you trouble?”
“uh? no what just.”
“When this job is over, kick it out.”
“With you?”
Lucy furrows her eyebrows and puts on a melancholy expression.
“I am your slave… ”
She was speechless and asked while caressing her belly.
“Come to think of it, you’ve never seen my tattoo before, have you?”
“Look, what are you doing?”
“You are the owner. You have to look straight at it.”
“no.”
“No, look. You shouldn’t have to see what kind of tattoos the slaves wear.”
“take no interest.”
“Look, look at this.”
Lucy lifted her robe and showed her lower belly.
Maru’s gaze, which was rubbing his tired eyes, inadvertently turned toward it.
A vulgar tattoo was clearly engraved on her slightly convex belly.
“What do you think… ? Pretty?”
Lucy blushed and blushed.
When Maru said he didn’t want to see it, whenever he showed it, he stared hard at it.
“Hey, well done. pretty. Did Luciella do this?”
“yes… ”
He couldn’t help but put his hand on her belly.
“Aang!”
Lucy groaned as she closed her hamstrings.
Nevertheless, Maru calmly touched her tattoo and said.
“Let’s erase it when we return to Basilite.”
“why?”
“Liberation is liberation. Feel free to go anywhere.”
“Because I don’t like it.”
“Maybe that bad feeling is because of this tattoo. It will change to ok after erasing it.”
“Tattoos don’t interfere very well except for things that harm you like running away. I speak of my will.”
“Floor!”
Natalie called from afar.
Looking up, she saw a large salmon fluttering in her hand.
“Caught nearby! It’s yours!”
“Five. It will be delicious.”
Natalie immediately took out a dagger from her waist and cut the salmon’s throat with a single blade.
He went and sat down near the bonfire where the elves, busy with dinner preparations, said they were cleaning the intestines.
Looking at it, Maru recalled the old days.
It was the first time Natalie had ever caught something for herself.
Are you doing it to look good?
But I can’t forget the days when I was treated like a pig with just one salmon…
“Maru.”
Keira has arrived.
“Sheesh.”
Lucy took one glance at her and left.
Kiera opened her mouth as Lucy walked away.
“Why were you looking at Lucy’s underwear just now? The two of you have nothing to do with each other.”
“Didn’t you see the tattoo on your underwear? You saw that.”
After Maru responded coldly, he moved on.
This was not the time to chat or share.
The elves were gesturing to say that they had finished their meal.
I was looking forward to how delicious it would be.